Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-08-27
Mr.. Hendricks at last grew

kept saying so. Mr.. Hendricks at last grew
angry and said:
"'Well, sir, IL yon feel that we are going to
fail don't say so! 1t Is only earnest effort
that brings success, and in this case / know
success will follow. But doubt paralyzes
effort If you have doubts, don't utter them
and take away the strength Of those who wish
to work in faith Mr.. Hendricks had great
faith in himself and be always honored his
work"
"How did he like the vice presidency"
"He certainly made the vice presidency
more honorable position than it ever had
been. He brought dignity and prominence to
it, and he was more than figurehead in it
Had he lived, his term as vice president would
have been q notable one in our history"
"Wherein, Mrs. Hendricks" asked, "do
you think that Governor Hendricks especially
excelled"
"That is hard question for me to answer,
and should give my thoughts you would say
they were too eulogistic think he preferred
the law to politics, and some Of his Lest work
was done in the court room. did not want
him to accept the vice presidency. He was
then just ct the age to take life easy. His
mind was trained and be was 80 especially
well fitted for the law that he could try his
cases without much trouble. His lifetime Of
reading had come into play and his memory
was as strong as when he was young. His
intellectual and physical vitality were at their
full the year before he died, and he seemed to
have taken new lease of life. He had sucl.
an even temperament that ! looked to hi,
living to ripe old age"
"Was he worried much during his last
yearr
''No; be did not let little things bother him,
and he did not let himself be annoyed by tho
petty troubles Of politics. These things will
right themselves he would say, and would
dismiss them from his mind. 1t was only
then his honor or his character was attacked
that he grew angry, and i'll such cases lie per.
severed until the wrongs were rigted. H,
was above all things a party man, and he
cared more for his party than for himself"
HE was a man OF great domestic tastes,
was he nota"
Eyes, he loved his home and he like |
nothing better than to sit here of an eveni,..
and read. He read poetry and loved it, All
during the latter years of his life very was fond
Of stories and light novels. He liked Dicker !,
and was fond OF having me read to him. H.,
said it rested him, and have spent a great
deal Of time in this way. He was a good
reader himself and he liked to read poetry
aloud. He had a good library, and l have
kept this intact as he left it,"
Governor Hendricks possessed strong so
cial instct>W
"Yes; he liked bis friends and he had tn ,
power OF sympathizing with nell to q create !
extent than most public men. He was q
great friend OF the poorer classes and he Le.
ferred to the Judgment Of simple minded neil
great deal. With him the opinion Of tn,
masses meant much, and he said that their
thought generally foreslIadowed public opin-
ion as to men and things"
"fell me something about his habits of
| work"
Governor Hendricks was a hard worker
| and he liked to do his work himself. He an.
swered all his own letters and seldom used n
stenographer. think his extempore speeche
were his best ones, though most of his las
speeches were written. One Of his best effort
lie uttered several months before he died at q
convention Of millers which was held here,
"As to his DEATH" Mrs. Hendricks contin-
ued, "the reports in the papers were not true.
Governor Hendricks had no idea that he was
| going to die, and he did not say, as was stated
i am at rest He wanted to live, and his
nature was Ct that kind which fights for life
to the last. don't think his work has been
thoroughly appreciated by the people.
don't believe Cleveland could have been elect
sd without him, and do not sec why his SAL
airy for the full term Of his Office should not
have been left to me. / think this was due to
his work and to his character. They pension
soldiers if they fall in the ranks, and why not
the vice president! The campaign through
which he brought the party to success was
largely the cause of his death, and it seems to
me that the party should have remembers,
this. The Democratic party does not do as
well towards its people as do the Republi-
cans, and why this is do not know"
| allow about Governor Hendricks monu-
| mentl"
"This has not been fully decided as yet.
VS. are thinking Of making it something
after the shape of the Washington monument,
but sufficient amount of money has not been
raised. We have now $50, 600, but we want
$4,000, and it is impossible to say at present
| just what will be DONE"
FRANK G. CARPENTER